The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-14
PowpERLY,s SPEECH.
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the throwing Of bombs or the killing OF
human beings. [Great Applause.
Ifit is asked, do you admit holding
red card Of the Socialistic Labor society,
I answer, "I do" Murmurs Of applause
Hold on a minute. A labor organization
TO which l. belong once elected man to
Office named Philip Van Patton and this
man was afterwards secretary OF the
Socialistic Labor party. Out Of compli-
ment and for the sake of old acquaintance
he sent to me from the city Of Detroit q
red card Of his order. kept it and still
have It, and keep 1t as memento OF him.
[Applause. lam no socialist, am no
anarchist, If to be these means bloodshed.
But If it does not mean bloodshed then
am socialist. I am Knight OF Labor
and an American. Tremendous applause
lasting for several minutes.
l believe in regulating the affairs of
this country so as to secure the greatest
good for the greatest number. lap
plause.
A great many question have been asked
me by members in Denver. They have
been asked in respectful language and
will answer them Tuesday night at the
secret meeting of the Order to every
honest Knight of Labor in this city, and
thank God can answer them with an hon.
est heart. Great applause.
can tomorrow lay down the position l
now hold and take up $4,000 one any
time. protested against the increase OF
salary. But as long as this work, this mis-
sion, is before me, for IS or $4,000, l will
stick to it no matter what the salary is.
1 hear men asking me "do you agree
with Henry George?H do in saying that
the people shall control the land. Ap-
plause may, as an American, differ
with him on some points as to this ques-
ton. But before you can control this
land and enact proper laws, you must bring
this land back to the government.
Mr.. Powderly then advocated the same
wages for women that were paid to men.
He held that workingmen could work at
the caucus and primary of the democratic
and republican party. Three-fourths of
the members of both of the parties we're
laboring men. If the two old parties we're
bad, il was in the power of three-f0urths
of their members to set them right
See that no man is nominated under the
influence of rum. Let no man vote while
his eyes are dulled or his brain be-
logged by liquor.
The Knights of Labor insist upon tenn,
perance. Within the fold of the order
no man who sells the stuff can come. He
cannot remain with us if his wife begins
to sell the stuff. An honest ballot car
only be cast by an honest people. If the
democrats are bad it is because the people
in that party are bad. If the republican
party is bad, it Is for the same reason
The man that says he can buy votes with
greenbacks is the worst man the county
can have. &
ask for every workingman here to
raise his hand to heaven and forswear for
ever that which damns man that puts it
into his mouth. may be ridiculed for
this, may be laughed at. I'll take the
ridicule, III take the laughter. Bat the
man who stands by these principles OF
temperance will when that day comes
when the last call be sounded, when the
God who made him takes him to himself
will be able to say: "Oh, God, have left
the world better than l found it."